Randall Ruback - Musician, Educator, Composer, Writer

Here are what notable conductors and musicians have said about Randall Ruback:

“Such a beautiful sound! I’ve never heard the trombone played with such poetry!”
                                                                                                                                                                  Anita Kamien, Conductor
                                                                                                                                                             King David String Ensemble

“Mr. Ruback is a consummate professional, a man of exemplary artistic integrity.”
                                                                                                                                                                      Professor Leo Edwards
                                                                                                                                                                 Mannes College of Music

“Visiting conductors were often impressed by his strong musical instincts, his ability to intuit their musical desires, even to anticipate their next move. 'He did absolutely everything that I wanted him to do' was the comment, word for word, made most often about his playing. This simply underlines my feelings about him as a musician.”
                                                                                                                                                 Maestro Spiros Argiris, Conductor
                                                                                             Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, Opera House “Giuseppe Verdi”

"Maestro Morricone wanted me to personally relay to you that he greatly admires your trombone playing, and would like to do further work with you again in the future."
                                                                                                    Personal Assistant to Ennio Morricone, film score composer
                                                              five-time Oscar Nominee, Honorary Academy Award winner for Life Achievement
                                                                                                                                                         & Golden Globe Award winner
                                                                                                            after recording for the television series I Promessi Sposi

“He has the warmth and the expressiveness of the cello.”
                                                                                                                                                Fernanda Selvaggio, Concertmaster
                                                                                                                       The Opera House “Giuseppe Verdi”, Trieste, Italy

“I have known Randall Scott Ruback since the beginning of this year, when I began working as First Concertmaster of the RAI Orchestra in Rome. Having heard Randy in this orchestra, I consider him a fine trombone player, not only possessing of a beautiful sound, but meticulous in his approach. I would not hesitate to support him with my wholehearted recommendation.”
                                                                                                                                                                Peter M. Tanfield, Violinist
                                                                                     Soloist and prize winner of the Carl Flesch International Competition,
                                                                      the International Mozart Competition, and the International Bach Competition

“I have had the opportunity to attend as a matter of my work, the concerts of Italian Radio and Television Orchestra of Rome (RAI). At these concerts, I have always been struck by the quality of the winds, especially impressed by Mr. Randall Scott Ruback, first trombone of this orchestra… His performances were always vivid and brilliant, proving an excellent technique and a profound spirit of interpretation.”
                                                                                                                                                                                  Daniela A. Bruni
                                                                     Official Correspondent of the music magazines ‘Alta Fedelta’ and ‘La Musica’

“In the rehearsals, you are excellent, but in the performances, you are something extraordinary. It’s like nothing that I’ve ever heard. Can you explain this to me? How do you do it?”
                                                                                                                                                             Maurizio, Second Trombone
                                                                                                                                                The Opera House “Giuseppe Verdi”

"Randy, you did a wonderful job today. Maestro Leinsdorf made a special point of mentioning to me that he absolutely loved your playing, and he regrets not being able to spend more time working with you on the Mahler."
                                                                                                                                       Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director
                                                                                                                                San Franscisco and New World Symphonies
                                                                                                        relaying a personal message from Maestro Erich Leinsdorf
                                                                                                                                     at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute

“Mr. Ruback, if you should play this way at the concert, I shall erect a monument in your name!”
                                                                                                                                                            Simeon Bychkov, Conductor
                                                                                                                                                                                           Paris Opera

"Did you hear that? Did everyone hear that? This young man is one hell of a trombone player!"
                                                                                                                                                                 Clare Fischer, Adjudicator
                                                                                                                                        Crete Jazz Festival, Crete, Nebraska 1976
                                                                                              Composer commissioned by the legendary Hi-Lo's of the 1950's,
                                                                                                            as well as Dizzy Gillespie, Prince, and Richard Stoltzman,
                                          with arrangements for Natalie Cole, Chaka Khan, Branford Marsalis, Brandy, and many others